Protective ileostomy increased the incidence of rectal stenosis after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In most of the views, rectal stenosis after anterior resection for rectal cancer results from pelvic radiotherapy. However, patients without receiving radiotherapy also suffer stenosis. In this study, we evaluated the factors associated with rectal stenosis after anterior rectal resection (ARR).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study with ARR patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and the patients without radiotherapy. Patients who received watch and wait strategy with a clinical complete response after chemoradiotherapy were also included. Patients with colonoscopy follow-up were included for further analyses; 439 patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; 545 patients who received ARR without radiotherapy and 33 patients who received

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9097119 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature